Ethically Blu: All about me

Saturday, June 9, 2012

All about me

We've all been hard at work, surviving the long school hours. But now that summer is out, we can finally do new things or pursue old things. Or polish up on things you've always done. Let me go back, Hi! My name is Maria and I'm training to be competitive horseback rider. I own and show my bay 16.3 hand (one hand is 4 inches) Hanoverian gelding, Ethica or Ethically Blu. He's my beautiful lovely guy and I don't thing I could get up in the morning without him. I've been riding for 9 (almost 10) years but I've been riding and training as a competitive show jumper (I do hunters though :) ) for two years with my wonderful trainer, Linda Cooper of Maverick Farms (check it out) at Peter Weber Equestrian Center in Rolling Hills, CA! This summer, I'll be traveling, and riding ALOT! I'll be helping with pony camp at Linda's and I'll be getting ready for ETI and Portuguese Bend!!! Wish me luck!!

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Perfection

My idea of the perfect course, or the winning round in the show ring is the one that gives you a thrill. That one ride where you feel all your troubles slip away. That ride makes you smile and grin. It may not win blue. This round may not even be a competition. Maybe nobody is even watching. You can walk or gallop, but if it connects you to the wonderful soul beneath you, and extends a smile to your lips, that's what matters. Maybe you're not even riding the horse. Just being with him. Having a moment of understanding where you feel that if the feeling lasted any longer, you would become literally joined to the horse. The more of these moments, the more you become a connected soul, the same being, the creature that never touches the ground. That is perfection. Treasure it, love it, become it.